Trunk-shoe-box retaining means



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1,501,257 a. H. WHEARY TRUNK SHOE BOX RETAINING MEANS Filed Sept. 11,1922 INVENTOR. 18 a Patented July 15, 1924.

, Nico STATES 1,501,25; P EN enoaen HENRY wnnnnv, or Racine, WISCONSIN,Assienon no wr nging-pupae TRUNK COMPANY, or nacmn Wisconsin, Aconroaerron orw soqnsin.

TRUnx-snoE-Box RETAINING Means.

Application filed September 11, 1922-. Serial No. 587,534.

To all 'whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnons-n HENRY YIFEAIHT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trunk-Shoe- BoxRetaining Means, of which the following is a description, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in trunk shoe box retainingmeans.

Vardrobe trunks of the better class as now usually manufactured areprovided with receptacles of onekind or another; for holding shoes.These receptacles are usually positioned in the lowerfront portion ofthe wardrobe section of the trunk and removably connected thereto. Thewardrobe section of the trunk is alsousually provided with strips ofwood mounted on the side portions of said section to hold the drawers ofthe drawer section in closed position when said sections are in closedposition.

The shoe box connecting fixtures are usually mounted on these strips, Asall of these separate parts have to be fastened to the trunk section by"rivets or screws, considerable work is involved, and furthermore, theparts asthus connected are not as strong as could be desired.

It is one of theobjects of the present invention to overcome the. beforementioned objectionable features and provide a trunk shoe box which maybe easily removably attached to the metal valance for-mingpart of thewardrobe section of the trunk.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe box whichis so constructed and mounted within the trunk section that it may beeasily swung to a position of convenient accessibility without detachingthe box from the trunk section.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe boxretaining means, which will permit the shoe box being easilydisconnected from the trunk section when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shoe box retainingmeans in which the trunk valance is utilized as part of the retainingmeans.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk shoe boxretaining means which. is of simple construction, is strong purposedescribed.

\Vith the above and other objects in View, the invention consists of theimproved mm};- shoe box retaining means anditsgpartsi'and combinationsas set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof."

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference charactersindicatethfe same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 is a front view of" the lowerportion of a Wardrobe trunk provided'withthe improved trunk shoe box retaining means, the trunk sectionsbeing shown in openposi- Fig. 2'is a transverese sectional view takenand durable, and is well adapted for' the on line 2-2 of 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one corner portion of the shoebox-showing an proved fixture part mounted thereonjandi' Fig. 4 is asectional detail view'takenjon line H of'Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates a portion of awardrobe trunk, 6 the drawersection and 7" the wardrobe section which isprovided with the improved shoe box 8 in the lower portion thereof. Theshoe box is of rectangular form and is of 'a length to easily fitbetween the oppositeside front flanges 9 and the rein forcing valancemetal'fia nges 10 forming part thereof to" permit garments suspended inthe wardrobe section'to hang-'inf'th'e rear of the shoe box.

In shoe'boxes of this type, the cover (not shown) is usually intherearandhinged to the bottom portion of the box and' 'ex tendsupwardly therefrom so that" it is necessary to remove or swingthe boxout wardly and'downwardly from the Wardrobe section to gain access tothe contents of the box. The lower end portions of the reinforcing metalflanges 10 of the valance are notched as indicated by the numeral 13 topermit the passage therethrough of trunnions 14 mounted on the front,lower opposite side portions of the box. The flanges 9 are recessed asat 9' to form sockets to receive said trunnions 14 and form a pivotal orhinged connection therebetween. The lower portions of the sockets 9'extend below the notches 13 so that, when the trunnions are mountedtherein, they are free to turn but they cannot be removed unless the boxis moved bodily upwardly andthen outwardly to disengage the trunnionsfrom the recesses. This construction permits the box to be freely swungoutwardly or inwardly as desired.

The-upper Opposite side and front portions of the box have mountedthereon the improved locking members 15 which comprise front portions16, rearwardly extending arms 17 and right angular extending lockingarms 18 having notches or recesses in their lower edge portions to formlocking shoulders 19. Rivets 15 extending through the rearward arms andthe front portions fasten said members to the box. The end portions 18of said locking arms are beveled or rounded so that when the trunnionsare mounted in the sockets 9 and the upper portion of the box is swunginwardly into the trunk section',the said rounded edges will more"easily enter the locking slots or recesses 20, formed in the valancemembers 10. The flanges 9 are also recessed as at 20 to'receive saidlocking arms 18. The recessed portions of the locking arms engage thelower portions of the valance flanges forming the slots 20 and lock thebox against inward or outward movement, while the side portions of theflange slots and the locking arms prevent side movement of the box withrelation to 'thetrunk section.

To swing the box outwardly, it is only necessary to lift'the box asufficient distance to clear thelocking shoulders of the locking'armsfrom the lower edge portions of arms are locked in closed position andthe shoebox will be maintained firmly in position.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the trunk shoe boxretaining means is' of very simple construction and is well adapted forthe purposedescribed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a trunk szction provided with a shoe box, of ameans for removably securing the shoe box to the trunk section,comprising a valance member mounted on the front edge of the trunksection and extending the height of the trunk and having recesses formedin medial opposite portions thereof, shoe box positioned between saidrecessed valance portions, angular locking members mounted on the upperportions of the shoe box and having angular shouldered portions whichextend into and lockingly engage the opposite recesses for removablyholding the shoe box in its inner upper position, and means forpivotally and removably connecting the lower portion of the shoe box tothe valance members of the trunk.

2. The combination with a trunk s'ction provided with a shoe box, of ameans for removably securing the. shoe box to the trunk section,comprising a valance member mounted on the front edge of the trunksection and having vertically extending elongated recess formed inopposite portions thereof, a shoe box positioned between said recessedvalance portions, locking members mounted on the opposite upper frontand side portions of the shoe box and having right angularly extendingattaching arms and right angular inwardly extending and offset portionswhich enter theopposite elongated recesses and removably hold the shoebox in its inner position, and means for pivotally and removablyconnecting the lower portion of the shoe box to the trunk.

3. A locking member for a trunk shoe box, comprising a perforatedattaching member having a perforated right angular extending attachingarm and a right angular extending locking arm formed with a lockingshoulder on its lower edge, the look ing arm being ofiset laterally fromthe attaching arm.

In testimony whereof, I aifixmy signature.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY-

